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Dalit

Lit. "broken people". The group name adopted by many out-castes, previously classified as "untouchable"

See also: Adi-Andhra, Adi-Dravida, Adi-Hindu, Adi-Karnataka, Antyaja, Atishudra, Avarna, Badi caste, Badiga, Bestha, Bhangi, Candala, Caste, Chamar, Chura, Damai, Depressed classes, Dhor caste, Dom caste, Ezhava, Harijan, Kami caste, Kammara, Kumbara, Machegara, Mahar, Mang, Nekara, Outcaste, Panchama, Pariah, Pulaya, Sarki caste, Scheduled Caste, Shvapakas, Untouchable